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  • Debunking the myths: What palliative care’s really about

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    Swetenham said palliative care is far more comprehensive and begins much earlier than many people realise. “It is much bigger than just the care of physical symptoms or physical illness,” she said. “It’s a care of emotional well-being, psychological conditions that need to be addressed, spiritual aspects of a human being.” It’s about recognising the…

  • Pharmacy push to ease palliative patients out of hospital EDs

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    At least 30 community pharmacies across regional and metropolitan South Australia will receive the funding over four years to stock six different types of palliative care medicines. Currently, an estimated one in four pharmacies in South Australia don’t stock the medications, as they expire relatively quickly. According to tender documents released by SA Health this…

  • More palliative care nurses for rural SA

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    The nurses will be based in six regional areas to give more South Australians living in rural and remote communities end-of-life care closer to home. The senior nurses will provide complex care for people with life-limiting or terminal illnesses, working in a range of settings including hospitals, hospice care or in the community. The $6.3…

  • Golden years: Queensland sets ambitions to become the aged-friendly state

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    Faced with the prospect that 20 per cent of Queensland’s projected population mid-century will be above current retirement age, the Palaszczuk Government is setting sail for an “age-friendly future”. Estimates based on current population trends, put Queensland’s senior over 65 demographic at 1.8 million people in about 28 years’ time. Seniors Minister Craig Crawford said…

  • Most patients die without proper palliative care, study reveals

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    A national study which tracked 1693 dying patients at nine hospitals across the country found only 41 per cent of them saw a member of the palliative care team. A majority of patients weren’t recognised as being in terminal stages until late in their hospital stay and only 12 per cent had an advanced care…

  • Euthanasia laws too “complex” to be decided before election

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    A parliamentary committee has already held extensive public consultations and hearings before recommending a draft bill be passed. Its proposal was expected to see calls for a conscience vote of MPs, which had the potential to reveal a split in both Labor and the Liberal National Party if it was brought to a head before…

  • Libs promise to make at-home palliative care a 24/7 service

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    The commitment to spend $4 million in each of the next four years would extend palliative care outreach services that only operate during business hours to make them into 24/7 services. Palliative Care South Australia CEO Tracey Watters told InDaily she was pleased with the commitment, but wanted to see political parties fund the organisation’s entire…

  • The freedom to die well

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    This story is about the palliative care movement and the freedom and authenticity it offers, as eternity rises to meet us. While much spurious rubbish has been written about the Baby Boomer generation, there is one real qualitative change: most want to die at home rather than in a hospital or aged care home. Currently,…

  • How Bob’s final days inspired Lyn Such’s new crusade

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    “I haven’t thought about it really,” she told InDaily. “I’ve had so much on my mind.” But she has determined to increase her public profile as she spreads the word about Transforming Health and what she says is a “decimating” impact on palliative care services. It’s a claim, of course, the State Government disputes, with…

  • A healthier approach to dying

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    One of the world’s leading experts in palliative care, Professor Currow himself seems to be living several lives at once. He is Professor of Palliative and Support Services at Flinders University, which runs a range of online palliative care clinical courses, teaching palliative care to more than 350 students around the world. At the same…